SCHOOL NOTES

Roncalli senior had successful September

Roncalli senior had successful September

October 08, 2007

Jessie Tennant had a very good September. She found out she is a National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalist, and then on Sept. 19, she was named Roncalli's Homecoming Queen. “I think Homecoming Queen was a bigger surprise. I wasn't expecting that,” said Tennant. She would have been happy, she said, if any of the five girls had been named Roncalli's Lady. Tennant is one of approximately 16,000 semifinalists nationwide in the 53rd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. What's her favorite subject? “I like math,” she says. “It's always come easy.” She also enjoys science. Tennant, 18, had a 30 on her ACT test. “I'd like to be a pediatrician,” she says. “Because I like kids, and I like medicine.” Her parents are Becky Tennant and Brad Tennant. She has a brother Ryan, 22, who attends Minnesota State University, Moorhead. She is the senior class representative on Roncalli's Student Council and a member of the National Honor Society. The 5-foot-4-inch Tennant plays basketball, where she's a point guard, and track, running the 400 and 800 meters. Of the two sports, she prefers track. In basketball, “Defense is my favorite,” she says. “It gives you a chance to be aggressive. That's more the team approach.” Students' works published Eight Aberdeen Central students and three recent graduates had their artwork published in the 2007 Prairie Winds Yearbook. The current students whose works were published are Angela Cornelius, A'livia Dorale, Austin Gehrts, Lexi Jares, Cassie Weller, Ruth Fellbaum, Lindsey Merkel and Katy Stewart. Prairie Winds also published the works of 2007 Central graduates Andrew Russo, Jon Daschel and Genna Gruebele. The yearbook can be viewed online at www.prairiewindswriter .com. Simmons honors students Simmons Middle School has announced its students of the month for September. They are as follows: Core classes: Sixth grade: Greyson Phillips, Kara Polasky, Rachel Hagen, Mattison Flakus and Austin Vetter. Seventh grade: Brynn Flakus, Dustin Santjer, Joseph Mettler and Caitlin Rassmusson. Eighth grade: Casey Kulm, Amanda Witlock, Andrew Goreham, Lindsey Larson, Alex Bartlett and Tyler Hanna. Physical education/health: Sixth grade: Jacob Coffman and Faith Naasz. Seventh grade: Rachel Seaton, Carter Paulson, Scott Zens and Ashley Rook. Eighth grade: Zach Weig and Rylie Schumacher. Art: Sixth grade: Robin Doerr. Seventh grade: Chase Roesch. Eighth grade: Stephanie Fritz. Computers: Sixth grade: Chase Severson. Seventh grade: Emily Pederson. Eighth grade: Kristin Johnson. Industrial technology: Sixth grade: Nicola Worrel. Seventh grade: Karen Lee. Eighth grade: Courtney Liebelt. Family and Consumer Science: Sixth grade: Greyson Phillips and Katie Magera. Seventh grade: Katelyn Marken and Brock Fischer. Eighth grade: Adena Lout and Brittany Tietz. Music: Sixth grade: Emma Goreham. Seventh grade: Matt Guthmiller. Eighth grade: Michael Marmorstein. School Notes are printed on a first-come, first-served basis. Information about your school is welcome. It must reach the American News by noon on Friday to be considered for publication in Monday's Education page. Send information electronically to americannews@ aberdeennews.com or call 622-2320. Monday, October 8, 2007 Questions or Comments? Call Jeff Bahr, (605) 622-2320 during the day or 1-800-925-4100, evenings.